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A review by jlbates
Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty by Robert K. Massie
3.0
I wanted to like this book, and in a sense I did. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about a period of history I came to realize I knew very little about, and it gave a thorough picture into people only really spoken of in legend (Romanovs, Rasputin, Lenin, etc).
However, in an effort to be thorough the author spends so long discussing very trivial matters that it is exhausting. I hit the 50% mark and couldn't believe after all of that reading I still had so much to go. I enjoyed the writing style of the author, just not the lack of brevity around (what I at least considered) trivial matters. I hate giving up on a book I started, but at 50% I was for too interested in reading other things and wikipedia made an acceptable summary of the action yet to come.
However, in an effort to be thorough the author spends so long discussing very trivial matters that it is exhausting. I hit the 50% mark and couldn't believe after all of that reading I still had so much to go. I enjoyed the writing style of the author, just not the lack of brevity around (what I at least considered) trivial matters. I hate giving up on a book I started, but at 50% I was for too interested in reading other things and wikipedia made an acceptable summary of the action yet to come.